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Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Watkins Glen 2026
Reddick's points lead just keeps getting bigger after another top five finish on Sunday
Nick DeGroot
Edited: May 11, 2026, 3:23 AM
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Championship leader Tyler Reddick finished fifth at Watkins Glen, adding an extra 20-point between himself and Denny Hamlin, increasing his lead to a staggering 129 points.
There was no change inside the top five in the standings, but Bubba Wallace did replace William Byron inside the top ten.
In the battle around the Chase cut-line, there were a lot of movement. SVG's big win vaulted him from 19th to 16th in the standings, now on the bubble and six points clear of Chase Briscoe.
However, the biggest gainer in the standings was Austin Dillon, who jumped five positions from 27th to 22nd. The biggest losers were Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Erik Jones, who each dropped three positions in the standings.
Additionally, Katherine Legge became the 39th different driver to score points during the 2026 season, making her first appearance of the year.
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2026 NASCAR Cup points after Watkins Glen (Race 12 of 36)
Pos. Driver Points
Positions gained or lost
1 Tyler Reddick 567 -- 2 Denny Hamlin 438 -- 3 Chase Elliott 422 -- 4 Ryan Blaney 405 -- 5 Chris Buescher 375 -- 6 Ty Gibbs 372 +1 7 Carson Hocevar 342 -1 8 Kyle Larson 332 -- 9 Brad Keselowski 318 -- 10 Bubba Wallace 313 +1 11 Christopher Bell 311 +1 12 William Byron 309 -2 13 Ryan Preece 296 -- 14 Daniel Suarez 295 -- 15 Austin Cindric 287 -- 16 Shane van Gisbergen 283 +3 CHASE CUTLINE CHASE CUTLINE CHASE CUTLINE CHASE CUTLINE 17 Chase Briscoe 277 -1 18 Joey Logano 245 -1 19 Ross Chastain 236 -1 20 AJ Allmendinger 235 -- 21 Michael McDowell 225 +2 22 Austin Dillon 220 +5 23 Zane Smith 217 -2 24 Kyle Busch 217 +2 25 Erik Jones 214 -3 26 Todd Gilliland 206 -1 27 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 193 -3 28 John Hunter Nemechek 189 +1 29 Riley Herbst 186 -1 30 Noah Gragson 168 +1 31 Josh Berry 160 -1 32 Connor Zilisch 145 +1 33 Ty Dillon 140 -1 34 Alex Bowman 127 -- 35 Cole Custer 113 +1 36 Cody Ware 93 -1 37 Casey Mears 9 -- 38 BJ McLeod 3 -- 39 Katherine Legge 2 --
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